This is a direct implementation project of HCNF, in cooperation with the Child Welfare Committee (CWC) of Pune district. It seeks to provide psycho- social  care services for children in need of care and support and in conflict with the law.

Most children attending school receive some form of support outside school, either from parents at home or through tuition classes.

For children whose parents cannot provide this form of support, schooling becomes difficult and sometimes impossible, especially in middle and high school. HCNF has initiated a direct implementation project in a settlement in Visharantwadi, Pune.

Support classes are run for science and mathematics, by a trained teacher appointed by HCNF. At present, about 33 children from the settlement are attending these classes regularly, with many others dropping in from time to time.

Working in Laxminagar, Pune, this project focusses on a crucial aspect that hampers children’s learning at an early stage: language.

The NGO Palakniti Pariwar runs Khelghar with HCNF support, using its expertise to help children from migrant families bridge the gap between home and school language, and also supports them in mathematics.

In addition, the centre also helps them to deal with issues such as corporal punishment and domestic violence, through counselling services and other interventions. Around 170 children benefit from these interventions.

Centre for Youth Development and Activities (CYDA), has been our partner right since the Covid19 pandemic, where support classes were started to try and prevent learning loss during the long school closures.

The project continues to provide children in the Tadiwala Road settlement in Pune with support for their school work, as well as other activities contributing to holistic development like art , music and sport. Where needed, career guidance and psychological support services are also provided.

All the children from the centres who appeared for the board exams after Classes 10 and 12 passed, with some scoring as high as 80%. The youngsters are growing in confidence and sensitivity, with leadership training programmes and other cultural activities. 153 students are currently benefitting from this initiative.

Association for Development (AFD) has been partnering with us for the last 4 years, with support from Hellman Worldwide Logistics and R.G Cargo Services. The project in Trilokpuri, one of the resettlement areas in Delhi.

Apart from support classes for education, community libraries have been set up so that a culture of reading is developed by people of all ages. The project works to engage communities on issues that affect them.

A highlight of the project is the youth group, which initiates action related to the environment and health. In fact the theatre group activities have enabled some of the youth to join professional theatre groups. The group also showcased their theatre skills for the staff and families of Hellman Logistics , and one of the young people, Sanjana, visited the head office of Hellman in Germany.

Another organisation called Paradarshita, working in similar settlements, has received support from RG Cargo to extend similar activities.

Seemapuri in north east Delhi is a slum resettlement colony which lacks proper infrastructure in civic amenities though the schools run by Delhi government and the municipalities have improved.

Many children are still out of school or are on the verge of dropping out. Without any family or coaching support, they struggle. The project supports such children through classes and study sessions in different shifts. The children are also engaged in different creative learning programs. Arts, sports and cultural programs are also part of the project.

The youth are engaged in different topics and issues of the community through discussions and awareness programs. Through interaction with parents and community leaders and liasoining with local government the project tries to create a healthy and harmonious situation, caring for children and their education.

This is a direct implementation project with the support of Hellman Logistics Worldwide. Given the crisis-level pollution of the Delhi environment, the project seeks to involve children and communities in raising awareness, promoting plastic recycling, and advocating for solar power adoption. HCNF has established contact with housing societies, residents’ associations and schools.

With the support of Dachser India Pvt Ltd, HCNF partnered with Society for Promotion of Integrated Development (SPID) to extend its involvement in education to the Nuh district of Haryana, where the focus was on building community resilience, and educational support to children.

Centre for Documentation, Information, Research and Training (Centre-Direct), along with HCNF and supported by Dachser India, to address the issues of education, training and employment of youth, especially girls.

As part of the project, children were motivated and empowered to maintain a clean school environment, improve teacher-student relationships and prevent corporal punishment.

Youth groups of girls were formed to involve them in social issues in the community, and mutually support each other in personal and familial challenges. 60 young girls were equipped with updated weaving skills, and could earn a supplementary income by producing silk yarn.

Support was provided for small and micro enterprises for families, thus helping them to promote children’s education development.

Improvement of educational structure like classroom space, drinking water access, hand washing stations and toilets are pre requisite for enhancing school attendance and learning levels.

HCNF is currently engaged in a project for reconstruction of two rooms in a Zila Parishad school which was destroyed by a strom and  heavy rains. The project is supported by NORMA Group of Products Pune. The structure is on its way to completion in spite of many constrains. The school is looking forward to enrolling more children with the addition of space and facilities.